,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjag,mr4 ,newhouse 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,abraham1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 
,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4         
,cuellar1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1    
,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mrs4  
,mc,morris ,rodgers1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 
,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4      
,schrader1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 
,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,thompson of       
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4      
,vela1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4  
,nunes1 ,mr4 ,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,kind1    
,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 and ,mr4
 ,luetkemeyer7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,solid ,waste     
,disposal ,act to incentivize efficient 
nutrient management practices and to    
clarify the citizen suit provisions of  
such ,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4 

,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,farm ,regulatory ,certainty ,act4  
#b4 ,findings2 purposes  7a7 ,findings  
,the ,congress finds the following3     
7#a7 ,congress never intended the ,solid
 ,waste ,disposal ,act 7commonly known  
as the ,resource ,conservation and      
,recovery ,act7 to govern animal or crop
 waste1 manure1 or fertilizer1 or       
constituents derived from such sources1 
or the ways in which they are managed1  
stored1 handled1 or applied by          
agricultural operations4  7#b7 ,the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency's    
,september #aigi regulations promulgated
 under the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 
accurately reflect ,congress' intent not
 to regulate manure and crop residues   
under the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act4 
7#c7 ,congress has confidence in the    
ability of the ,natural ,resources      
,conservation ,service and the          
,environmental ,protection ,agency to1  
when appropriate1 implement standards   
and recommendations for animal feeding  

operations 7including concentrated      
animal feeding operations and large     
concentrated animal feeding operations7 
and other agricultural producers1 as to 
appropriate storage and handling        
techniques for animal and crop waste1   
manure1 and fertilizer1 and the         
constituents derived from such sources1 
to reasonably protect water1 air1 and   
soil resources1 as well as ensure public
 health4  7#d7 ,continued judicial      
misinterpretation of ,congress' intent  
for the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act and
 the ,september #aigi rules promulgated 
under it could pose a very real threat  
to the vitality of the ,nation's        
agricultural community1 which would lead
 to serious disruptions in the food     
supply4  7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of 
this ,act are-- 7#a7 to clarify the     
intent of ,congress with respect to the 
purpose and scope of the ,solid ,waste  
,disposal ,act1 specifically that it was
 not intended to regulate animal or crop
 waste1 manure1 or fertilizer1 or       

constituents derived from such sources2 
and  7#b7 to provide legal clarity      
relating to individuals or entities     
diligently attempting to comply with    
,state or ,federal environmental or     
resource quality permits1 standards1    
regulations1 conditions1 requirements1  
prohibitions1 or orders4  #c4           
,definition of solid waste ,section     
#ajjd7bg7 of the ,solid ,waste ,disposal
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fijc7bg77 is      
amended by inserting 1 or1 if           
originating from or utilized by an      
agricultural operation1 animal or crop  
waste1 manure1 or fertilizer or         
constituents derived from such animal or
 crop waste1 manure1 or fertilizer after
 ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied1 as      
amended 7#fh ,stat4 #ibc74  #d4 ,citizen
 suits ,section #gjjb7;b77#a7 of the    
,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #figb7;b77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in the matter following            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking subtitle 
,c of this ,act2 or and inserting       

subtitle ,c of this ,act22  7#b7 in     
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking order4   
and inserting order2 or2 and  7#c7 by   
adding after subparagraph 7,b7 the      
following3  7,c7 in the case of an      
alleged violation by an agricultural    
operation-- 7i7 if the ,administrator or
 ,state is diligently seeking compliance
 with such permit1 standard1 regulation1
 condition1 requirement1 prohibition1 or
 order in a ,federal or ,state          
administrative proceeding2  7ii7 if the 
,administrator or ,state has1 under any 
other law or regulation-- 7,i7 commenced
 and is diligently prosecuting a civil  
or criminal action against such         
agricultural operation in a court of the
 ,united ,states or a ,state to address 
the same substance or activity that     
could otherwise be the subject of an    
action under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 of 
this section2 or  7,,ii7 commenced a    
,federal or ,state administrative       
proceeding against such agricultural    
operation to address the same substance 

or activity that could otherwise be the 
subject of an action under subsection   
7a77#a77;,a7 of this section2 or  7iii7 
if the alleged violation concerns a     
substance or activity subject to a      
,state plan approved under section #djjg
 of this ,act4  4